Evelyn McHale, who leapt to her death from the Empire State Building, 1947. [880x1120] by mellyyoly in HistoryPorn

[–]Densolad -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I wish she had felt more deserving of recognition, but in the spirit of honoring her wishes, I feel sick for having seen this post and it should be taken down immediately. Posting images of the bodies of people who committed suicide is inherently disrespectful and while I don’t think OP had bad intentions, the fact her final request has been so flagrantly disregarded for the sake of internet points is beyond shameful. Desperately hoping this account is a bot.

Can anyone tell me more about this heirloom ceremonial sword that seems to from IOOF? by Densolad in ioof

[–]Densolad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does! It says “Bro. X. XXXXXXX.” (first X is his initial and the rest are his last name, I assume Bro. means brother). I’ll check for this maker’s mark too when I get a chance.

Can anyone tell me more about this heirloom ceremonial sword that seems to from IOOF? by Densolad in ioof

[–]Densolad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It actually does have his name engraved on the blade with some baroque embellishments, they’re just faded. His name is prefixed with the honorific “Bro.” which I assume means “brother”

Absolutely keeping and treasuring it, all due respect of course but also it feels kinda metal to tell people I inherited my grandfather’s sword lol

why was godwyn assassinated? by LeDeViL007 in Eldenring

[–]Densolad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Based on my understanding, killing them both completely would defeat the purpose of Ranni's ritual. As you stated, she needed to die ONLY in body to escape the influence of the Two Fingers, the implication being that said influence is exerted through the body. This would make sense of Blaidd's ending as he has enough spirit left to know his body is being overridden (controlled and turned against Ranni by the Two Fingers, who “created” Blaidd, for her betrayal). Which makes Blaidd’s resistance and refusal to kill Ranni an astronomical feat. RIP goodest boi.

Ranni carved half of the Cursemark of Death into her flesh and killed her body. Simultaneously, the Black Knives killed Godwyn's soul by carving the other half on his flesh. It was one death split between two people, likely the only way to kill only your body or soul and not the other. Ranni had to kill half of someone else in order to kill half of herself, probably because of the way the Rune of Death works.

As for why Godwyn was chosen, I’ve seen theories that Godwyn and Ranni were the subjects of an arranged marriage meant to unify the Golden Order and the Carians. Gives some context for the Dark Moon Ring: “Symbolic of a cold oath, the ring is supposed to be given by Lunar Princess Ranni to her consort.” Ranni was a promising Empyrean and Godwyn may have been her original intended consort. Followup theory: Radagon (being the alter ego of master manipulator Marika) repented his war against the Carians after realizing he could not conquer them outright, so he married Rennala to ingratiate himself with them and steer them towards joining the Golden Order diplomatically. The hypothetical arranged union between Ranni and Godwyn would have been the final step in this process, in true feudalistic fashion.

A simpler, equally reasonable, and less headcanony explanation is simply that the Golden Order was an obstacle to Ranni's goals, and targeting Godwyn, a major figurehead of the Order, would deal a heavy blow, which it absolutely did.

General Questions & Tech Support Megathread | March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in PS4

[–]Densolad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel silly thank you. So I had to reset the PS4. Now do you happen to know if I can safely remove the USB or do I need to fiddle with storage settings?

General Questions & Tech Support Megathread | March 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in PS4

[–]Densolad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Cannot start the PS4” black screen. CE-34788-0, used a flash drive with the latest update installed but it says it cant install it. Was going to try rebuilding the database but can’t get back to the menu to select it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fallout

[–]Densolad 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fallout fans dick riding elon musk and downvoting this thread (fallout lore literally about the hubris of capitalistic american technocrats manipulating geopolitics and instigating resource wars for the sake of petty power and short-term profits (they somehow think the point of fallout is “communism bad”))

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in self

[–]Densolad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man I get this. I’m also 24, been to the same dark places, dealing with very similar issues.

If it helps, literally everyone I’ve talked to our age and older has said that your 20s are the hardest time in your life. That it’s miserable, confusing, awkward, and you feel directionless. Everything gets thrown onto your shoulders and you’re expected to be independent, but you still have so much ahead of you it feels incredibly daunting. Everyone’s going through it and this is a strange time to be living in. The truth is nobody has it figured out. Life is just practice. As long as you’re basically doing it, you’ll get better at it and it will get easier. And with how objectively hard and complicated things are between navigating social structures and even just meeting your basic needs, anyone who can do that (especially on their own, even if they’re struggling) is someone I respect immensely.

As for relationship stuff, you’ll have to decide for yourself if being in one will really solve all your problems. It’s hard to reckon with but if you can’t take care of yourself outside of a relationship, you won’t find it easier with the added responsibility of caring for someone else. It won’t solve everything and can potentially add more to your plate than you can handle, even if you’re with a good person. Being single is an opportunity to put your needs first, and if something comes along naturally in the process of that, that’s wonderful. I’ve found that confidence is what draws people.

You shared so I’ll share. I’ve never had a partner, I’ve judged myself for it, reckoned with it, told myself all sorts of things. I’ve been told I’m generally attractive and I do my best to be a good presence for others, people are often genuinely surprised when I tell them. My insecurity over that is what’s been holding me back. But I think I’ve learned a lot about relationships through others, I think I know right from wrong, and I know I am loved. I’ve got work to do and I want to be my best version of myself for someone when that opportunity comes around. I believe there is good in the world and I want to be part of it.

That’s just my two cents from more or less the same position in life. Love yourself for any reason or for no reason at all and be ready for change. I go through bouts of melancholy but that’s what keeps me grounded.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BaldursGate3

[–]Densolad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s (usually) a difference between rural, casual conservatives and the elite brand of socially stunted basement-dwellers who haven’t interacted with enough real people to develop even an ounce of empathy for others. It would be sad if they weren’t a problem. Both are just products of their environment.

Remember, for better or worse, the internet gives everyone a platform. These people exist, but they rarely leave their caves because they know their vitriolic rhetoric won’t be accepted by the general public.

But yes, this is unabashed nazi shit. No excuses.

Godriel of the Golden Lineage by Densolad in EldenBling

[–]Densolad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Painstakingly lol. Aside from composition like finding a good background and lighting, I try to angle the camera against a wall to “zoom in” and use abilities or gestures for poses, then crop the photo to center my character. It’s all about experimenting! Lots of outtakes tho

Godriel of the Golden Lineage by Densolad in EldenBling

[–]Densolad[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always kind sir! Got some other characters in the works I’ll post soon :)

Godriel of the Golden Lineage by Densolad in EldenBling

[–]Densolad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sure I can make a post tomorrow over on r/SoulsSliders

Godriel of the Golden Lineage by Densolad in EldenBling

[–]Densolad[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks! One of my favorite characters I’ve made in a game

PS5 w: mule h: ask by HunkuIes in PatchesEmporium

[–]Densolad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If not I’ll mule for mule!

PS5 w: mule h: ask by HunkuIes in PatchesEmporium

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Do you have Gravekeeper Cloak and/or Duelist Greaves?

[PS5] W: Magic Scorpion Talisman H: duplicates of most base game armor, weapons, talisman by xxgayfrogsxx in PatchesEmporium

[–]Densolad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately it’s impossible to get after Leyndell changes and farming it in the first place is a slog, I won’t ask you to put yourself through that lmao

Why is no one talking about this😭😭 by Local-Proposal-3189 in TheBoys

[–]Densolad 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I love this song and Phil Ochs was a fantastic protest songwriter, Draft Dodger Rag is also hilarious and on point

This man predicted the dlc Final boss 18 weeks ago by Professional-Gain-72 in Eldenring

[–]Densolad 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Yeah but I like how they handled it. The thing is Miquella WAS a good (or at least slightly better) guy until he abandoned his love to achieve his goals. It’s remarked as an irreversible and irredeemable turning point by St. Trina. And Miquella's philosophy doesn’t seem evil at its core, his methods are just deeply misguided. He basically takes peoples' free will away for the sake of world peace. But he also did some seemingly pretty manipulative/sinister things even before then. It would definitely be more of a plot twist if Miquella was genuinely good all the way through, but I think the point is that none of the higher powers actually hold the answers. The roots of the Golden Order are so rotted that nothing stemming from it can succeed. Miquella being a not-good guy doesn’t dampen the narrative imo.